# Accident 19761204037929A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Santa Ynez, CA, December 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 34.6068° N, 120.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Ynez Airport (IZA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6068&lon=-120.0760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69476, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69476-2026-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,166 total, 349 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204037929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CHNGD TANKS ON SHORT BASE.L ENG LOST PWR,ATTMPTD GO ARND.L PROP NOT FEATH,GR UP & HALF FLAPS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77FUQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ11), Dec 4, 1976: Cessna 340 (N69476), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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